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I'm back with chapter two and three reviews, eh, better than nothing but I expect better! Let's see if I can pull in some more people with this chapter. So without further ado…chapter two. Hey that rhymed!

(Sonic POV)

She recognized me. Or at least I think she did; I'm not positive yet. But the way she looked at me when she was on the floor and when I was standing up…I could see it in her eyes. She recognized me…or was seconds from it. I was just waiting for her to say 'You're Sonic the hedgehog! Didn't you die in space?' or something along those lines. But she didn't. I hope that's because she didn't recognize me. I have enough to worry about already.

I wouldn't have even showed my face if she wasn't being so careless. Geez; that bookcase could've killed her. And as much as I love being the hero, I'm not trying to do that on a regular basis. It'd be much simpler if I didn't have to. Her perfume, or it might've just been her scent, either way it was so…attracting. She smelled so nice, like fruit or something, it made me somewhat hungry. It's a good thing it wasn't night…there might've been an accident…

"Sonic you're not still watching that pink girl are you?"

I sighed and reluctantly turned away from Amy, who was hurrying into a diner. I didn't have to turn around to know it was my best friend a few feet behind me, but I did anyway.

"No Knuckles," I said, pointing to a green hawk standing next to a garbage can "I was just wondering what that kid is doing."

It wasn't really a lie; that hawk had been standing there for some time and I was curious as to what he was doing. He didn't look suspicious but he did seem to be waiting for something. Plus he was talking to himself which made me think he was a little crazy.

"Sure," He smirked "and I was a regular echidna last night."

I glared at him "What do you want?"

He walked closer and sat on the ledge on the building next to me. He said nothing for a while; probably thinking of the right things to say. But there were no right words anymore. I sighed and closed my eyes, wondering what exactly was preventing me from jumping off this building…and not saving myself. From the look on Knuckles' face I wouldn't be surprised if he was wondering the same thing.

I wonder what Tails is up to. I haven't seen him in so long. I might pay him a visit one day soon. I wonder if he's made any progress with the experiment…

"What are you doing later?" Knuckles asked disturbing me in mid-thought.

I wondered what he was getting at or if he was implying anything but from the look on his face he was genuinely curious.

"I'm going to the dance."

He turned up his nose "Why?"

"Just something to do." I shrugged.

Knuckles' face went from 'That's stupid' to 'Oh, I get it'. But I spoke before he did.

"No, it's not because of her; she's not even going."

I could tell he didn't believe me but he didn't push it, thankfully.

"You're not going to stay late though, right?"

"Obviously not."

It was quiet for a moment.

"Come with me." I suggested for no apparent reason.

"I have to check on the master emerald." He shook his head "Regular echidna or not, I still have a duty."

"You checked on it all day, have a life for once." I pushed, yet I still wasn't sure why.

He frowned, I could see his temper rising "I do have life."

"Sure," I couldn't help but grin "and I was a regular hedgehog last night."

Knuckles growled and mumbled something under his breath, that I'd bet my life wasn't child appropriate. He was so easily angered, it was funny. I chuckled and he glared at me.

"One day you're gonna push me too far hedgehog, then you'll be sorry." He sighed "But for now…I'll join you."

Although I kept my face straight I was a little surprised that he was giving in. He usually ended up storming off when I pulled the no life card.

Is he pulling my leg?

"Seriously?"

"Sure." He shrugged "I was thinking of doing something else anyway."

He paused, more than likely waiting for me to make a sarcastic remark and though I had a few pop up in my mind, I tried to keep them to myself. No sense ruining a somewhat good mood. I tried to think of a good comment but none of them involved non-jokes. So I did the best I could "If that's the case we should go see what you're going to wear because you can't pick out clothes to save your life."

I didn't wait for him to respond, I quickly stood up and started for the staircase on the side of the apartment building. Knuckles got up as well and stared at me with a small grin on his face. I stopped and waited to see what his next move was.

"I told you that you were gonna push me too far one day hedgehog…and you have."

He darted towards me and I grinned as I quickly started down the stairs.

(Jets POV)

"Okay, one more time, remind me why I'm standing outside this diner freezing to death." I said to myself.

I waited for the answer I knew I wasn't gonna get which frustrated me. I kicked a nearby rock which rolled into the street.

"Deep breaths Jet." I sighed "Amy. You want to talk to Amy, remember? Ask her to the dance tonight. That's a good enough reason to stand out here correct?"

I nodded my head and leaned against the side wall of the diner.

But what if she says no? It'll all be for nothing…but it's worth a shot, I guess. But I just wish she'd hurry up!

"Come on!" I exhaled, starting to get angry again.

"Quit screwing around Knuckles!" Someone said.

Startled by the sudden outburst, I jumped into the shadow behind me. I turned my head in the direction of the voice and saw, across the street coming off some apartment building fire escape stairs, a blue hedgehog and red echidna.

Where did they come from?

"Hey Sonic, seriously, when's the last time you talked to Tails?" the red one asked.

Sonic, or so the red one called him replied "I was just thinking about that. It's been a while so I'll probably visit him soon. You wanna come with me this time too?"

"I don't know. Those detectives are still on our case, aren't they?"

The red one, probably Knuckles, walked to the sidewalk and looked back at his friend, who remained still. Sonic had an eerie look on his face, like sadness. As if what the red one just said had brought back a painful memory.

"Oh right, I forgot about them." He said in a low voice, barely audible.

Knuckles walked back to the blue one and patted him on the shoulder.

"It was an accident, don't worry about it. You're forgiven, remember?"

"Obviously not if I'm still being hunted down." He shook his head and looked around.

His eyes stopped at me. Could he see me in the shadows? Why was he staring at me? I moved back a little and oddly, he smiled. Something in the pit of my stomach made me feel awkward. As if this wasn't the last time I was gonna see him. He then looked at Knuckles and started walking.

"Forget about it; we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Right now, we need to concentrate on the dance."

The dance? He's not talking about the school dance is he?

They started to run and I could've sworn he glanced at me as he was running. But I couldn't be sure. He was just that fast. The red one was fast too but Sonic was really fast. Possibly faster than me.

Never.

I stared at the spot he was standing at in some kinda trance. He was my rival. Some guy I never met, that I just saw running, was going to be my new rival. And for what reason?

"Don't go to the dance then Amy, fine. And if I run into your new friend I'll be sure to tell him you said hi…after I slip him my number."

I came out of whatever trance I was in and came out of the shadows. I saw Rouge the bat and Amy Rose coming out of the diner. This is what I was here for, to talk to Amy. The previous situation was long gone out of my mind; now it was on talking to Amy.

"You wouldn't." Amy said.

"Not if you came too."

I ran and caught up with them just as Amy was telling Rouge that she'd go.

(Normal POV)

"Hey Rouge and Amy, how goes it?" Jet asked softly.

The girls turned around and were surprised to see a green hawk behind them.

"Oh, hi…you." Rouge said, not remembering his name.

Jet was unhappy Rouge forgot his name but quickly got over it once he saw Amy did.

"Hey Jet. What are you doing out here?" Amy smiled.

"Yeah, besides sneaking up on us." Rouge mumbled.

Amy elbowed her and Jet glared at her.

"Just walking, on my way home."

"Us too." Rouge said walking again "Coming Amy?"

Amy shook her head "Rouge…she's just tired, it's nothing personal. I'll see you later."

"Wait!" Jet said a little more loudly than he planned to. "I mean, I wanted to ask you something."

Rouge rolled her eyes "I'll see you later Amy. Call me." And with that she was gone.

Amy looked back at Jet "Yes?"

"Well, I was wondering if you would go to the dance with me."

That obviously caught Amy off guard because she made a face that said 'what the-' and then bit her lip.

"I mean, you don't have to go with me but at least a dance or two?" Jet said more as a question.

It took her a while to respond which was frustrating Jet. He swore he would throw a fit if she declined his offer.

"Well Jet," she paused, thinking about her mysterious rescuer. There was no guarantee he'd be there and Jet was an alright guy so what the heck? "Sure, I'd be happy to dance with you a few times."

Jet got a relived look on his face and the grinned.

"Awesome." He said backing up "I'll see you later." With that he turned around and took off.

Amy stood there for a few seconds wondering if what she just did was smart. After a few seconds the cold hit her hard and she decided it wasn't worth standing outside to figure out. She quickly ran down the street to see if she could catch up with Rouge.

Okay, so here's chapter two. How'd you like it? So many questions huh? Why does he seem so familiar to Amy? What's this experiment Tails is working on? What happened that the detectives are searching for him? What'll happen at the dance? And what about Jet? All to make it more interesting for you. I thought about putting more in this chapter because it seemed kinda short…unfortunately, I'm way too lazy to add what I wanted to. Sorry. Read and review, your opinion is important to me. Not sure when I'll be able to update but hopefully soon. Thanks.

-NightRider94

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